Baby blanket garment



Feb. 22, 1955 H. H. GOLDBERG 2,702,385

BABY BLANKET GARMENT Filed Sept. 18, 1952 2 She ets-Sheet l INVENTOR. IHARRY H. GOLDBERG ATTORNEYS Feb. 22, 1955 H. H. GOLDBERG 2,702,385

BABY BLANKET GARMENT Filed Sept. 18, l952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 3

v iwwwy-vxl INVENTOR. HARRY H. GOLDBERG ATTORNEYS United States PatentBABY BLANKET GARMENT Harry H. Goldberg, Malden, Mass.

Application September 18, 1952, Serial No. 310,302

Claims. (Cl. 269.5)

The invention relates to a novel baby blanket garment adapted to holdand protect a baby with superior freedom, security and comfort. Thegarment more particularly embodies a blanket in conjunction with a bagfor holding the baby at the bottom face of the blanket. The bag ispreferably constructed of waterproof fabric of a character to givedesired warmth and comfort and is provided with draw strings for closingits mouth onto the baby beneath its arms. The baby is thus securelyenclosed in the bag and since the bag is preferably constructedindependently of the blanket means is provided for carrying the bag withthe baby therein on the bottom face of the blanket.

The blanket is provided with two arm holes and constnlcted to hold themouth of the bag adjacent to these holes whereby the bady can restcomfortably under the blanket while supported in the bag. The bag isfurthermore so disposed on the blanket that the blanket can be foldedlaterally and upwardly to form a protective carrying cradle about thebaby. The production of an improved baby blanket garment embodying thesefeatures comprises a primary object of the invention.

These and other objects and features of my invention hereinafterdescribed will be more readily understood and appreciated from thefollowing detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereofselected for purposes of illustration and shown in the accompanyingdrawing in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my novel blanketgarment on a baby in its crib,

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the blanket folded to form a carrying cradleabout the baby,

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the blanket,

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the blanket and bag,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the bag, and

Fig 6 is a bottom plan view showing a baby in the bag on the blanket.

In the drawings 10 indicates a baby blanket having ties 12 for securingthe corners of the blanket to the crib and having two arm holes 14through the blanket below its top margin. A baby receiving bag 16 isprovided at its margin wtih a zipper element 18 for cooperating with azipper element 20 secured U-shaped to the bottom face of the blanket andwith its open mouth adjacent to the arm holes and top margin of theblanket. The bag is preferably made detachable from the blanket and thezipper elements serve these attaching and detaching functions. The mouthof the bag is also provided with draw strings 22 for closing the mouthonto the baby beneath its arms.

The bag is constructed of waterproof fabric which can be flannelizedrubber or the like for providing warmth, or rubberized silk or the likefor summer protection. Air vents 24 are formed adjacent to the mouth endof the bag. The detachable and waterproof bag provides a protectivecontainer for the baby and can be removed and cleansed independently ofthe blanket.

When using the garment the bag is zippered to the blanket and the babyis placed in the bag with arms extending through the holes 14. The drawstrings 22 are then tightened to close the mouth of the bag onto thebaby beneath its arms. The baby is placed in the crib as shown in Fig. 1and the blanket tied to the crib by the corner ties 12. The garmentthereupon serves to support the baby with perfect freedom for movementbut without permit- 2,702,385 Patented Feb. 22, 1955 ting him to creepout or slide down in the bag. The bag also provides wet-proof protectionwhether the baby is in in the crib, carriage or being carried in thearms.

To allow for varying size and growth of babies, the blanket is providedwith cooperating snap fasteners 28 on the top face of the blanket at itsside and top margins for securing the top portion of the blanket infolded relation onto the portion at the mouth of the bag from theposition of Figs. 1 and 3 to the position of Fig. 6. The blanket is alsofoldable rearwardly about the bag on the lines 30 and then rearwardlyand upwardly about the line 32 to form the protective carrying cradleshown in Fig. 2.

It will now be apparent that I have produced a superior baby blanketgarment which is adapted to support a baby with complete freedom andwithout danger of injury. The bag also retains the baby without dangerof wetting or soiling the blanket or other means supporting the bag.Also, while in the drawings I have illustrated a preferred form of myinvention, it will be understood that various modifications and changeswithin the scope of the appended claims are possible, such for exampleas supporting the bag on the blanket by any convenient means as bybuttons or in a pocket in the blanket.

Having thus disclosed my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A baby blanket garment comprising a blanket, a baby receiving bagsecured to the bottom face of the blanket with the open mouth of the bagadjacent to the top margin of the blanket, the blanket having two armholes therethrough at the mouth of the bag, and draw strings carried bythe bag and blanket at the mouth of the bag, and adjacent to the armholes for confining the bag mouth to a baby beneath its arms.

2. A baby blanket garment comprising a blanket having two spaced armholes therethrough adjacent to its top margin, a baby receiving bag,means for closing the mouth of the bag onto a baby, and means includingcooperating elements carried by the blanket and bag for detachablyattaching the bag to the bottom face of the blanket with its mouthadjacent to said arm holes.

3. A baby blanket garment comprising a blanket, a baby receiving bag, aflexible zipper element attached U- shaped to the bottom face of theblanket with its open mouth adjacent to the top margin of the blanket,and a cooperating zipper element on the side and bottom margin of thebag for detachably attaching the bag to the blanket.

4. The baby blanket garment defined in claim 3 in which the bagcomprises a waterproof fabric and the blanket has two spaced arm holestherethrough adjacent to said open mouth, and draw strings for confiningthe bag mouth to a baby beneath its arms and between said arm holes.

5. A baby blanket garment comprising a blanket, a baby receiving bagsecured to the bottom face of the blanket substantially within the tophalf of the blanket and spaced a substantial distance from its side andbottom margins and with the open mouth of the bag adjacent to the topmargin of the blanket, the blanket having two spaced arm holestherethrough adjacent to its top margin, and means at the mouth of thebag and between the arm holes for holding a baby in the bag, the sideportions of the blanket being foldable rearwardly over the baby andintermediate portion of the blanket and the bottom portion with foldedsides being foldable rearwardly and upwardly over the baby to form aprotective carrying cradle.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS633,134 Hansen Sept. 19, 1899 1,241,699 Barnes Oct. 2, 1917 1,964,271ODwyer June 26, 1934 2,150,486 Bjornson Mar. 14, 1939 2,242,130Hutchinson May 13, 1941 2,530,606 Farrington Nov. 21, 1950 2,624,048Kovary Jan. 6, 1953

